This Week in Atlantic Hockey America: Conference teams have much to be thankful for with Thanksgiving holiday fast approaching

It’s an old sports writing cliche, but at this time of the season, you’ll often see stories listing what teams have to be thankful for so far. Guilty as charged. I’m offering a slight variation – here’s a player on each Atlantic Hockey America team whose play inspires gratitude from coaches, players, and fans, at … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey America: Downgrading American International program bad for college itself, bad for college hockey

Last Tuesday, word began spreading that American International was downgrading its men’s hockey program to Division II at the end of this season. Yellow Jackets coach Eric Lang confirmed it to me in a text and later issued the following statement to social media: AIC has been the place I've called my home for over … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey America: While still inconsistent to date, Sacred Heart finding success with roster of freshmen, transfers, returning players

While Sacred Heart was the consensus pick to finish first in Atlantic Hockey this season, coach CJ Marottolo, in his 16th year behind the Pioneers bench, knows his team is a work in progress. His roster includes seven rookies as well as nine transfers, and it will take some time to gel. After a split … Read more

Monday 10: Top-ranked Denver off to 10-0-0 start, Boston College sweeps Maine, Dartmouth stays hot, Alaska keeps picking up points

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Sweeps abound; Denver stays unbeaten League play began in earnest this weekend with only six non-conference games played compared to 22 last weekend. Of the 24 series played this past weekend, 16 ended in sweeps, including … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey America: Veteran leadership leading the way as fifth-year players taking charge at Bentley

Last season was the first for Andy Jones behind the bench at Bentley. Jones, who was appointed in late June of 2023, didn’t have a lot of time to get to know his team well and inherited a recruiting class put together by the departing Ryan Soderquist. The Falcons were picked to finish in last … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Niagara ‘building something special’ as Purple Eagles boast an optimistic ‘eclectic group that learns from each other’

Parity continues to reign in Atlantic Hockey America. Ask any coach about the league and they’ll tell you one of its strengths is that the margin between the top and bottom is small. To date, there have been six conference series, with four resulting in splits, and two more that featured one team getting four … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Robert Morris opens ’24-25 season sweeping Miami, knows ‘every game is a different challenge for a young team‘

Last season was version 2.0 of the Robert Morris men’s and women’s hockey teams. Both had to start from almost scratch after the programs were canceled in 2021 but revived for the 2023-24 season. Most of RMU’s players transferred out after the program was shuttered, requiring coach Derek Schooley, in his 20th season at RMU, … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Air Force loses opener to Arizona State, rebounds with ‘magical’ game to split with Sun Devils as Blessing stands tall in goal

It was a tale of two games for Air Force last weekend. On Friday, the Falcons opened their season with an 8-1 loss on home ice to 20th-ranked Arizona State. Nothing went right for coach Frank Serratore’s team, which allowed three short-handed breakaway goals in the loss. The Sun Devils tacked on a pair of … Read more

Atlantic Hockey America 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: New name, same goals for rebranded conference heading into new campaign

The offseason is becoming a thing of the past for most sports, with lots of activity despite no games being played. This was the case with Atlantic Hockey America, which was busy this summer combining Atlantic Hockey (men) and College Hockey America (women) into a single hockey-only conference, Atlantic Hockey America. Michelle Morgan, in her … Read more

NCAA Hockey Tournament Sioux Falls Regional Preview: Boston University, Minnesota, Omaha, Rochester Institute of Technology

Sioux Falls Regional, March 28-30 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, S.D. Thursday, March 28, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU No. 1 Boston U. (26-9-2) vs. No. 4 Rochester Institute of Technology (27-10-2) Thursday, March 28, 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU No. 2 Minnesota (22-10-5) vs. No. 3 Omaha (23-12-4) Saturday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. … Read more

Gonsalves, Wilde each score twice as No. 18 RIT defeats AIC, wins Atlantic Hockey playoff title, secures automatic bid to NCAA tournament

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Elijah Gonsalves and Matthew Wilde each scored a pair of goals to lead Rochester Institute of Technology to a 5-2 victory over American International in the Atlantic Hockey championship game to claim the Jack Riley Trophy. RIT went wire to wire to capture the regular-season and playoff titles for its fourth playoff … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: NCAA tournament berth on line this weekend in Rochester as RIT hosts AIC for conference postseason title

One game for all the marbles. The longest postseason in college hockey comes to an end on Saturday in Rochester, N.Y. After almost four weeks, the Atlantic Hockey tournament is down to the final two teams: American International and Rochester Institute of Technology. They will play a single game on Saturday in Rochester for the … Read more